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Potential presidential candidates are less coy about 2028 plans: ‘Of course I’m thinking about it’

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — There was a time when presidential hopefuls played coy about their ambitions, crisscrossing the country under the guise of helping other candidates and deflecting when pushed on their obvious plans. Not so for some Democrats considering running in 2028. With no clear party leader and Democratic

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Beloved Italian singer Ornella Vanoni, whose iconic career spanned 70 years, dies at 91

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Ornella Vanoni, a beloved performer who had a seven decade-long singing career with such international hits as “Senza Fine” and “L’appuntamento,” has died. She was 91. In a post on X Saturday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed her deep sorrow for the loss of Vanoni, whose “unmistakable voice” left an

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Brazil’s ex-president Bolsonaro arrested over alleged plot to escape and avoid 27-year prison term

By MAURICIO SAVARESE and LUCAS DUMPHREYS Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s federal police on Saturday arrested former president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid starting a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt. The decision laid bare some of the country’s divisions, with many uncorking Champagne outside

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AP-Scorecard

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final L.A. Clippers 131 Charlotte 116 Final Orlando 133 New York 121 Final Atlanta 115 New Orleans 98 Final Chicago 121 Washington 120 Final Detroit 129 Milwaukee 116 Final Memphis 102 Dallas 96 Final Sacramento 128 Denver 123 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final OT Detroit 4 Columbus 3

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Kansas Daybook

Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Saturday, Nov. 22. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To

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Nebraska Daybook

Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Saturday, Nov. 22. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see

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Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Saturday, Nov. 22. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To

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Missouri Daybook

Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Saturday, Nov. 22. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see

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Ukraine’s allies push back on a US peace plan seen as favoring Moscow

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s Western allies rallied around the war-torn country on Saturday as they pushed to revise a U.S. peace plan seen as favoring Moscow despite its all-out invasion of its neighbor. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has vowed Ukrainians “will always defend” their home. A Ukrainian delegation, bolstered by representatives from France, Germany and

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Number of children abducted in Nigerian school attack raised to more than 300

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack on St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state, the Christian Association of Nigeria said Saturday, updating an earlier tally of 215 schoolchildren. The tally was changed “after a verification exercise and a

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Sports Betting Line

By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Seattle 12½ 12½ (40½) at TENNESSEE at DETROIT 9½ 12½ (49½) NY Giants at BALTIMORE 14½ 13½ (44½) NY Jets at CHICAGO 1½ 2½ (46½) Pittsburgh New England 5½ 7½ (49½) at CINCINNATI at KANSAS CITY 4½ 3½ (49½) Indianapolis at GREEN BAY 6½

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Catholic clergy are ecstatic about Rosalía’s songs of faith in her new album ‘Lux’

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — And Rosalía said, “Let there be Lux.” Rosalía, the global Spanish pop star loved by millions for fusing flamenco with Latin hip-hop and reggaeton, has amazed her fans with a radical shift. The singer and songwriter’s new album, “Lux” (“Light” in Latin), is unabashedly spiritual. Fifteen

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Leaders adopt a declaration at the start of South Africa’s G20 summit despite US opposition

By GERALD IMRAY, MICHELLE GUMEDE and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — World leaders from the Group of 20 rich and developing economies broke with tradition and adopted a declaration at the start of their summit in South Africa on Saturday despite opposition from the United States, which is boycotting the two-day talks in

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning from Congress

By MICHELLE L. PRICE, LISA MASCARO and JEFF AMY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a loyal supporter-turned-critic of President Donald Trump who faced his political retribution if she sought reelection, said Friday she is resigning from Congress in January. Greene, in a more than 10-minute video posted online, explained

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Trump says he’s terminating legal protections for Somali migrants in Minnesota

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday night that he’s “immediately” terminating temporary legal protections for Somali migrants living in Minnesota, further targeting a program seeking to limit deportations that his administration has already repeatedly sought to weaken. Minnesota has the nation’s largest Somali community. Many fled the long civil war in their east

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Senators want answers from Coast Guard on how it probes displays of swastikas or other hate symbols

By LISA MASCARO and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two senators who lead a bipartisan antisemitism task force said Friday they want more information from the U.S. Coast Guard about how it will investigate incidents of swastikas, nooses or other hate symbols being displayed in its ranks. The Coast Guard late Thursday released

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